IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the September findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Sales remained sluggish while orders strengthened. Slump in Sales and Orders is Typical for September Total North American PCB shipments decreased 2.8 percent in September 2014 from September 2013, reducing year-to-date shipment growth to Read more…

Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America, a market-leading supplier of total solutions for “any mix, any volume” manufacturing, debuted an Applications Guide on the panasonicfa.com website. To succeed in today’s hypercompetitive industry, Panasonic understands that manufacturers need solutions that are scalable to their business, integrated to incorporate a variety of systems and vendor offerings, and Read more…

Electrolube’s newest advancements in conformal coatings and encapsulation resins will take centre stage at the EFY Expo Western India, which takes place at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre in Mumbai on 26-28 November 2014. The electro-chemicals specialist will launch the UV cure conformal coating (UVCL) and the new PE7500 clear polyester resin on booth Read more…

EMS providers Kimball Electronics, Mack Technologies and others will be liquidating some of their excess and unused assets utilizing the online auction services of Baja Bid. The bidding for this auction will open promptly at 8:00am EST on November 3, 2014 and the closing will begin at 1pm EST on November 5, 2014. The items Read more…

Juki Automation Systems (JAS), Inc., a world-leading provider of automated assembly products and systems and part of Juki Automation Systems Corporation, awarded MAN-TechSystems Representative of the Year – Highest Sales 2014. The award was presented at the recent awards banquet held during the Juki Americas National Sales meeting that took place Oct. 16-18, 2014 at Read more…

ACE Production Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of selective soldering systems, is pleased to announce that its new remote machine diagnostics function is now a standard feature on all KISS in-line and manual load selective soldering machines at no additional cost. The new ACE remote machine diagnostics function allows for real-time viewing as a customer Read more…

AIM Solder, a leading global manufacturer of solder assembly materials, hosted a successful Open House at their improved manufacturing facility in Juarez, Mexico. In order to accommodate AIM’s expanding business in the region, the company has relocated to a new manufacturing facility, tripling the space of the existing building. In addition to the expansion in Read more…

After 20 years of successful and productive working with Mycronic SMT manufacturing solutions, Prism Electronics has now added one of the latest Mycronic MY200SX-14 high-precision pick-and-place machines to its production facilities. The new machine will significantly increase the company’s throughput capacity and as well as providing it with greater manufacturing flexibility. Prism Electronics is a Read more…